Editing Numerus clausus (section)

=== Germany ===
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The ''numerus clausus'' is used in Germany to address overcrowding at universities. There are local admission restrictions, which are set up for a particular degree program (''{{Lang|de|Studiengang}}'') at the university's discretion, and nationwide admission restrictions in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and pharmacy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hochschulkompass.de/en/degree-programmes/application-admission/admissions-procedure/local-admission-restrictions.html|title=Local admission restrictions|website=hochschulkompass.de|publisher=German Rectors' Conference|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hochschulkompass.de/en/degree-programmes/application-admission/admissions-procedure/national-admission-restrictions.html|title=National admission restrictions|website=hochschulkompass.de|publisher=German Rectors' Conference|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref> Not all degree programs restrict admissions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hochschulkompass.de/en/degree-programmes/application-admission/admissions-procedure/no-admission-restrictions.html|title=No admission restrictions|website=hochschulkompass.de|publisher=German Rectors' Conference|access-date=2016-12-19}}</ref> The most common admission criterion is the final grade of the university entrance qualification, that is the high school completion certificate formally allowing the applicant to study at a German university. Typically, this is the ''[[Abitur]]''. The final grade takes into account the grades of the final exams as well as the course grades. In colloquial usage, ''numerus clausus'' may also refer to the lowest admitted grade in this process. Other criteria, e.g. interviews, are increasingly common as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wiwo.de/karriere/studenten-in-der-testmuehle-390632/|title=Auswahlverfahren der Universitäten: Studenten in der Testmühle|date=13 March 2009|publisher=Wirtschaftswoche|language=de|access-date=2016-12-19}}</ref>